Workshop Instructions– 5 Min: Meet

Last Class we...• Deﬁned Information
Architecture and the intents on information architects• Discussed the differences and intersections of interaction design, graphic design, user research and content strategy 2

Last Class we...• Deﬁned Information
Architecture and the intents on information architects• Discussed the differences and intersections of interaction design, graphic design, user research and content strategy• Got our ﬁrst assignment, which is due today 2

I am aninformationarchitectI intend to
because I believemake the unclear clear everything is complexput the what architecture framesbefore the how problems, design solves themfacilitate understanding understanding isorganize meaning, always good but it iscreate clarity and equally important toestablish truth not understand support goals, makers clarity is a and users prerequisite of truthby: Abby Covert & Dan Klyn 3

I am aninformationarchitectI intend to
because I believemake the unclear clear everything is complexput the what architecture framesbefore the how problems, design solves themfacilitate understanding understanding isorganize meaning, always good but it iscreate clarity and equally important toestablish truth not understand support goals, makers clarity is a and users prerequisite of truthby: Abby Covert & Dan Klyn 3

How people hear about your
offering(s) How people explore your offering(s)What could detract How people from this person opt into yourproceeding at this offering(s) point? 12

How people hear about your
offering(s) How people explore your offering(s)What could detract How people Who else could from this person opt into your entice this personproceeding at this offering(s) at this point? point? 12

How people hear about your
offering(s) How people explore your offering(s)What could detract How people Who else could from this person opt into your entice this personproceeding at this offering(s) at this point? point? How people use your offering the ﬁrst time 12

How people hear about your
offering(s) How people explore your offering(s)What could detract How people Who else could from this person opt into your entice this personproceeding at this offering(s) at this point? point? How people use your offering the ﬁrst time How people use your offering over time 12

Rules of Frame storming• Start
the activity with a framing matrix• Work through it with a group – Admit what is fact – Document Assumptions – Identify Opportunities 15

Rules of Frame storming• Start
the activity with a framing matrix• Work through it with a group – Admit what is fact – Document Assumptions – Identify Opportunities – Highlight Open Questions 15

Rules of Frame storming• Start
the activity with a framing matrix• Work through it with a group – Admit what is fact – Document Assumptions – Identify Opportunities – Highlight Open Questions• One thought per post-it, one color for each area above (Example: Red = Open Questions vs. Green = Facts) 15

Rules of Shared Vocabulary– Create
a document everyone can access with the terms as they are collected– Record not just the term but the place the deﬁnition came from– Expand all acronyms 18

Rules of Shared Vocabulary– Create
a document everyone can access with the terms as they are collected– Record not just the term but the place the deﬁnition came from– Expand all acronyms– Indicate terms that are “internal only” 18

Rules of Shared Vocabulary– Create
a document everyone can access with the terms as they are collected– Record not just the term but the place the deﬁnition came from– Expand all acronyms– Indicate terms that are “internal only”– Document relationships between terms 18

Rules of Continuums– Create the
scales together, but rate where you are at and the goal individually– Avoid negative scales and judgmental language– Try to be timeless, not trendy 24

Rules of Continuums– Create the
scales together, but rate where you are at and the goal individually– Avoid negative scales and judgmental language– Try to be timeless, not trendy– Document the goals you agree to and set up regular measurement against them 24

Home work Shareyour student experience
at Parsons– 3-5 things you think really suck– 3-5 things you think are working wellWrite each on a post it– 3 min to share with the class and map your post it against the others shared thus farTurn in your write-ups via email byTuesday 9/11 at noon 26

Workshop Instructions– 5 Min: Meet
in your group to decide which problem you will be solving this semester– 10 Min: Discuss the problem and choose the right framework to use for your ﬁrst assignment 27

Workshop Instructions– 5 Min: Meet
in your group to decide which problem you will be solving this semester– 10 Min: Discuss the problem and choose the right framework to use for your ﬁrst assignment– 45 Min: Using your framework brainstorm through opportunities, questions and facts of the problem space. 27

Workshop Instructions– 5 Min: Meet
in your group to decide which problem you will be solving this semester– 10 Min: Discuss the problem and choose the right framework to use for your ﬁrst assignment– 45 Min: Using your framework brainstorm through opportunities, questions and facts of the problem space. • Identify 3 colors of post its to use for the 3 things you are brainstorming 27

Workshop Instructions– 5 Min: Meet
in your group to decide which problem you will be solving this semester– 10 Min: Discuss the problem and choose the right framework to use for your ﬁrst assignment– 45 Min: Using your framework brainstorm through opportunities, questions and facts of the problem space. • Identify 3 colors of post its to use for the 3 things you are brainstorming • Start with 5 minutes of silence and writing individually, then go around and share and map each persons post its 27